A new week, a new mayor for Alamogordo?

Alamogordo might have a new mayor Monday after the city commission reorganizes itself in the wake of a resignation by one of it's members.

"Anything is possible," said City Clerk Renee Cantin.

Susie Galea is the current mayor of Alamogordo and was voted in by the commission earlier this year.

The Alamogordo City Commission has moved its regular meeting a day ahead because of the election Tuesday but is set to declare a vacancy left by the sudden resignation of District 6 Commissioner Ed Cole.

Cole, halfway through his fourth term, resigned suddenly last month at the end of a commission meeting, citing declining health.

Cole served as the Mayor Pro-Tem, a deputy to the Mayor, and in accordance with the city charter, an organizational meeting must be held if the office of mayor or mayor pro-tem, an agenda report shows.

This will be the second time the commission has had to declare a vacancy.

Former District 2 Commissioner Aaron Rance resigned suddenly in May, saying his position on the commission was negatively impacting his employment with the Good Samaritan Society, where he worked as an administrator.

A divided commission voted to appoint Nadia Sikes to fill the position, choosing her above three other candidates.

Cantin is recommending that the commission make candidate packets available Tuesday in order to expedite the nomination process, documents show.

The commission must wait 30 days after declaring a vacancy before it can name a replacement, according to Cantin.

An agenda report states the commission might begin taking nominations on Tuesday, with a Nov.

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16 deadline for applying. The commission would then nominate candidates Nov. 20, interview them Dec. 4 and make a final selection Dec. 18.

The city commission modified the process for filling vacancies in 2010.

The amendment allows the commission to pass ordinances to establish the process for naming new members though no ordinances have been passed so far, documents show.Reach John Bear at jbear@alamogordonews.com or on Twitter @johnbearwithme